Archive - The Honest Founder

August 2025

How losing focus can be a silent killer

We thought global expansion was growth and opportunity. Instead it was chaos.

Aug 26 •

VC approved: The best financial SaaS model templates

Built for founders, trusted by the world’s best venture capital firms

Aug 21 •

How we pivoted from consulting to $1M recurring software revenues

How we built, sold, and scaled our way to $1M ARR

Aug 19 •

The exact framework to help you find the next billion dollar startup idea

My repeatable success framework "SOE" and how you can use it to find great ideas

Aug 14 •

A Founder week in full sprint mode

The pace, the pressure, the exhaustion and the moments that make it all worth it. A week in my life after raising $700k

Aug 12 •

The only investor update template you’ll ever need

Build trust, show momentum, and keep your cap table excited - with one simple monthly update

Aug 7 •

How the first investment round almost killed us

A raw story about rejection, pressure, and doing whatever it takes to survive

Aug 5 •

July 2025

5 AI Startups I’d build right now (If I had the time and energy)

My perspective on emerging trends and where the next big opportunities lie

Jul 31 •

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